Ed Asner
Ed Asner
Yitzhak Edward "Ed" Asneris an American film, television, stage, and voice actor, and a former president of the Screen Actors Guild. He is primarily known for his role as Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series Lou Grant, making him one of the few television actors to portray the same leading character in both a comedy and a drama. He is also known for portraying Santa Claus in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth15 November 1929
CityKansas City, KS
CountryUnited States of America
As they used to say 'What if they gave a war and nobody came?' How worthwhile if they declared a day of peace and everybody came.
The free access to information is not a privilege, but a necessity for any free society. One of my favorite things to do as a young man was wander through the stacks of my hometown library. I'd just browse until I found something interesting. Libraries have definitely changed my life.
I loved journalism until the day my journalism teacher, a man I revered, came by my desk and said, 'Are you planning on going into journalism?' I said, 'Yeah.' He said, 'I wouldn't.' I said, 'Well, why not?' He said, 'You can't make a living.'
I will always have enough money to last the rest of my life...as long as I don't buy anything.
To my knowledge, there is no blacklist. But there is a mindset, even among liberal producers, that says 'He may be difficult so let's avoid him.'
It's like an athlete. He has a string of hot years, and then he fades into nothingness. The actor doesn't necessarily fade into nothingness. After his hot years, he fades into a different category.
My first job was with an auto plant, Kansas City - they treated you like slaves. From there I went back to Chicago, worked in steel mills, drove a cab, stuff like that.
I was a newspaper editor in high school, and I truly thought of journalism as a career. I loved it.
I got some news for you. One, there is no Jesus. Two, there is no God. Three, mind your own business and everything works out.
The treasure shouldn't do the hunting, and you're a treasure.
I am not a method actor, though I studied for a year with Lee Strasburg.
I can do lovers. I can do Sir Galahad types. I'm not going to limit myself in voice-overs to irascible old men.
They say making laws is like making sausages. You shouldn't watch. It's the same for acting, especially for the actor who works unconsciously.
I also think that there is a strong streak of racism, and whenever we engage in foreign adventures. Our whole history in regime change has been of people of different color.